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• About the conference
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• Service to Speakers
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• About Montréal
  • A Sustainable Strategy
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• Post-Conference Publication

Host organization

THE MONTRÉAL URBAN ECOLOGY CENTRE (MUEC)
The Montréal Urban Ecology Centre (MUEC) is a non-profit organization founded in 1996 which aims to develop and share expertise on the most democratic and viable approaches to sustainable urban development. Its approach builds on social ecology to examine and better balance relationships between urban populations and nature, and to jointly address social and environmental issues, emphasizing the importance of the neighborhood and city levels and the fundamental right of citizens to take part in decisions that relate to the management of urban affairs.

The Centre leads projects in education, public awareness and research as well as demonstration projects on urban ecology, democracy and citizens participation.

Planning and logistics

Opus 3 inc.

This professional congress organizer is known as one of the most respected convention, exhibition and special event organizers in Québec. It is located in Old Montréal, close to the Palais des congrès de Montréal and the city’s major hotels. Since it was founded in 1994, Opus 3 has successfully planned and produced over 750 events of all shapes and sizes in 50 cities in Canada and around the world.

Palais des congrès de Montréal

Easily accessible by public transit, bike, and on foot, the Palais is also directly and famously linked to the city’s metro system and underground pedestrian network. The Palais is among the first convention centres in Canada to be BOMA BESt certified, in recognition of its exceptional environmental management efforts. It also offers event organizers green event planning solutions.

Tourisme Montréal

Tourisme Montréal is a private, non-profit organization with more than 750 members and partners from the city’s tourism industry, who share the common goal of promoting the city as a premier travel destination to non-local markets. Tourisme Montréal will provide Ecocity 2011 delegates with a web-based hotel booking system.